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Subject Author Date password crack for service account Joey 04-14-2009  Re: password crack for service account Meinolf Weber [... 04-14-2009  Re: password crack for service account Ace Fekay [Micr... 04-14-2009

Posted by Joey on April 14, 2009, 12:51 pm Please log in for more thread options I havea service account that I need the password for. I cannot just change trhe password. Is there a password cracker that I can use to crack this AD domain service account? Posted by Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] on April 14, 2009, 3:42 pm Please log in for more thread options Hello joey, Why can't you change it? A service account is used for a special service only, so you can also change the password there to a new one. After that make sure you write it down and keep it on a safe place. Even if possible, i think nobody here will give you info's about cracking AD passwords. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm show/hide quoted text > I havea service account that I need the password for. I cannot just > change trhe password. Is there a password cracker that I can use to > crack this AD domain service account? > Posted by Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified on April 14, 2009, 4:12 pm Please log in for more thread options show/hide quoted text >I havea service account that I need the password for. I cannot just change >trhe password. Is there a password cracker that I can use to crack this AD >domain service account? Have you tried creating a new account, and use that for the service? Also, I agree with Meinolf concerning cracking AD accounts. In your case, it doesn't appear to be a necessary solution anyway. -- Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA Messaging, MCT Microsoft Certified Trainer aceman@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. Similar Threads Posted Issuse Changing Service Account password. October 26, 2008, 9:06 am Service Account Passwords November 29, 2005, 12:32 am Service account modified January 20, 2009, 6:35 pm 'NT Authority\Network Service' Account July 26, 2005, 4:03 am Local Administrator as service log on account January 11, 2006, 3:51 am Allowing a local account to log on as batch/service? July 18, 2005, 2:15 am accessing HKCU of network service account December 21, 2005, 4:23 pm Permissions required for the Cluster service account? July 7, 2006, 6:51 am Local account tries to authenticate to DC when service starts August 14, 2006, 10:09 am Reading Security Event Logs with Service Account November 15, 2007, 7:36 pm